The casting machine mod. FIRST is used for the molding of ceramic sanitary ware items such

as toilet bowls and bidets. On it are installed the molds necessary for the manufacture of the

specific articles and its purpose is to carry out the casting and draining operations of ceramic

articles without the operator performing manual actions.

Conceptually, the machine is configured as semiautomatic in that every movement, although

performed by the machine, is controlled directly by the operator remotely.

Each operation takes place in a strictly sequential manner, and it is the operator himself who

dictates to the machine, via the control panel and a touch screen, the operations to be

performed (start washing, start casting, mold rotation, valve and pump management, etc.).

The casting stage, once the molds have been mechanically composed, takes place through a

centralized slip adduction system viz:

• by means of a pump through a pressure control system;
• or by gravity from two tanks located at the ends of the machine.

When the casting operation is finished, the operator, through the use of other machines

(Unmolding and Molding Machine), independent of the COL-KER machine, picks up the hygienic

sanitary items in green from the Casting Machine and deposits them on the storage trolleys.

The machine is also equipped with a support bench made of sturdy metal carpentry for the

maps (or half molds) separate and positioned parallel to the machine itself.

The controls for operating the COL-KER Machine are located on the control panel on the head

of the machine.

The machine has been equipped with a pc and a plc through which the washing, casting,

firming and draining times are set without operator intervention on the machine.

These times are set remotely from the company's management system by filling in the

required fields on the machine management program screen;

the company's management software, in addition to setting the times, is able to monitor,

again remotely, step by step all phases of machine operation.